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    ANNALS OF NEEDLEWOMEN- 331

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    » Chapter Iv.

    D she "was promised likely to to _Tbe bring an . * eli both gible girls case next for day our if emp she loyment could persuade . Mrs .

    the elder to come , but only the one who was staying under her roof -accompanied Anne was her rather . a good-looking girl of eighteenlady-like in

    , appearance , though somewhat , considering her unfortunate position , too much at easeI thoughtin manner . I told her at once that I

    had been informed , of the sad , circumstances in which she was placed , and of her wish to earn a livelihood by working at her needle . She

    anything assented , . " and I said told , her " She I had was much ready to to say beg to in her at once first — , as she I could would her full not do

    admit her among the other workers without knowing history , and asked if she would not much rather , if possible , return to her friends ? She lied she did not know where her mother was ;

    rep that would it w never _^ ould be notice , she felt her , again no use . for "Wh her to ? sixnp write ly to b any ecause of them thoug , as h they she

    not had believe done no her wrong she , was everythin sure . g seemed Had y she against written her to , and , one they ? would Yes any ;

    she owned she , had tried to get a letter to her mother , but had no answer , and didn't believe she ever should : her mother the had trouble never

    been she was a mother now . to Her her , answers or she were should very not short have and been read in y . I then inquired if she would confide her "whole tale to me and let me be the

    jud gave hesitated ge her as : to my at whether this card juncture and any address reconciliation we were at home interrupted was , telling likely b to her y be visitor , if effected to she s , and made ; that she I

    At up evening the her appointed mind at eig to ht tell hour o ' clock all she , that when arrived had I could and happ then further ened gave , to converse come me the with following me her .

    , somewhat romantic narrative of herself and sister . Their father and grandfather were both clergymen . After

    th her at father her grandfather ' s death , her offered mother a was home left for wi herself th so small and sister an income with

    him . His living was in Ireland . They had a brother who afterwards emigrated to Australia ; and a younger sister , who ,

    Anne told mewas at the Casterton School for the daughters of , clergymen Anne was . at that time about twelve years of age , and advantage

    was taken of this offer as far as she was concerned : her sister only joined gettin lived for her little several , however or no years education , occasionall with her y Her grandfather for mother a few months , on keep becoming ing at his a time house a . widow Anne , and

    had abode moved g at a to boarding the neig -house hborhood . . When of London Anne , and was had about taken fifteen up her her

    furnishe to grandfather join her d apar mother died tments ; and and : then the sister , yo having ungest in London no ch other il , d where being home , they she still was moved at obli school into ged .

    The mother must have been a very weak , foolish woman , from the

    Annals Of Needlewomen- 331

    ANNALS OF NEEDLEWOMEN- 331

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  • English Woman’s Journal (1858-1864), July 1, 1862, page 331, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ewj/issues/ewj_01071862/page/43/